Posted on 03/30/2008 5:25:35 PM PDT by thundrey
A Royal Marine who threw himself onto an exploding grenade to save the lives of his patrol has been put forward for the UK's highest military honour.
Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, 24, a reservist from Birmingham, survived because his rucksack and body armour took the force of the blast.
He was part of a reconnaissance troop in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in February, when the incident happened.
The Ministry of Defence said he could be considered for the Victoria Cross.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
List of British Gallantry Awards for the War in Afghanistan.
List of British Gallantry Awards for the War in Iraq.
It lays out the various medals awarded for bravery - both in the face of the enemy, and not in direct contact with the enemy - and their recipients. Heroes all.
Following the words of the Lord to the letter
He is too good for those motherless politicians back in old Blighty who spend their time pandering to muslim terrorists while men like Lance Corporal Croucher face down injury and death to protect their freedom.
Your sarcasm is not welcome, this was an heroic act and not to be made fun of. I didn’t read what injuries he incurred, but it was not unreasonable of me to assume he was severely injured after jumping on a grenade. Your smart a**ed comment is worthy of the lowest liberal, jerk.
Too bad their politicians lack similar courage to deal with the Muslim threat at home.
Thank you, Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, Royal Marine, for your service to your country.
Greater love hath no man than he who gives his life for others.
> Its almost impossible to win the VC without dying. Only 1 person, Johnson Berray, has managed to win it in the last 40 years without being killed in the process...
Arrant n nonsense. Willie Apiata VC was awarded his just before Christmas last year. He is very, very much alive.
Charles Upham VC with Bar was awarded the Victoria Cross TWICE in WW-II and lived to tell the tale. He died in the early 1990’s.
Find out who made his rucksack and armor and buy their stock...
I’m an individualist and won’t give my life for anyone else.
I just want to live my life the way that I want to live it and to do what I want to do and to have the government busy bodies leave me alone.
This is what Ayn Rand said:
“I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine:
You ought to read “Atlas Shrugged” one more time at least without the attitude before you quote her here on threads such as this.
I simply am astonished at your mindlessness when it comes to this particular subject, and on that particular work.
You simply do not “get it.”
I. my. I. my. I. I. me. I. my. my. I. mine.
I am not surprised.
Will try to pick it up soon. Thanks!
Heroism that few would take on. And he survived!!!
Yeah I get it . You are a collectivist/socialist/liberal. You want me to sacrifice myself or my life for the common good of the country. Well I refuse to sacrifice myself for others or the country. I live for myself and I don’t care about you just like you don’t care what happens to me. I don’t want anybody to care for me or about me.
I laugh in the face of morons who beg for money and ask for contributions to charity.
I have the right to pursue happiness and that doesn't include sacrificing my life for anyone else or the common good.
That road is a two way street, baby. Hope you don’t need help.
I.me.myself.my.I.myself.I.myself.I.me.I.me.me.
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